Trait impulsivity in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

• Main Authors: Shakeshaft, Amy, Panjwani, Naim, McDowall, Robert, Crudgington, Holly, Ceballos, Javier Pena, Andrade, Danielle M., Beier, Christoph P., Fong, Choong Yi, Gesche, Joanna, Greenberg, David A., Hamandi, Khalid, Koht, Jeanette, Lim, Kheng Seang, Orsini, Alessandro, Rees, Mark, Rubboli, Guido, Selmer, Kaja K., Smith, Anna B., Striano, Pasquale, Syvertsen, Marte, Talvik, Inga, Thomas, Rhys H., Zarubova, Jana, Richardson, Mark P., Strug, Lisa J., Pal, Deb K., Consortium, BIOJUME
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; RC Internal medicine; RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34658/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Impulsivity is a multidimensional construct that can predispose to psychopathology. Meta-analysis demonstrates an association between response impulsivity and Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME), a common genetic generalized epilepsy. Here, we test the hypotheses that trait impulsivity is (i) elevated...